| SpectraBase Spectrum ID |
KeXMEyB5LN8 |
| Name |
Tetrahydrofuran |
| Source of Sample |
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York |
| Boiling Point |
66C |
| CAS Registry Number |
109-99-9 |
| Comments |
IMPORTANT IN REACTIONS INVOLVING GRIGNARD REAGENTS AND ORGANO-LITHIUM COMPOUNDS AND IN THE SYNTHESIS OF BUTYROLACTONE, SUCCINIC ACID AND 1,4-BUTANEDIOL DIACETATE.
MISCIBLE WITH WATER, ALCOHOL, ETHER.
IRRITANT; HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.
WIDELY USED SOLVENT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH POLYMERS (POLYVINYL CHLORIDE) AND IN HISTOLOGICAL WORK.
NIOSH= LU59500 |
| Copyright |
Copyright © 1980, 1981-2024 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
| Density |
20C=0.8892 G/ML |
| Dielectric Constant |
7.58 (25C) |
| Flash Point |
6F (CC) |
| Formula |
C4H8O |
| InChI |
InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-4H2 |
| InChIKey |
WYURNTSHIVDZCO-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Melting Point |
-108.5C |
| Optical Properties |
Index of Refraction= 20C=1.40716 |
| Synonyms |
THF |
| Technique |
NEAT |
| Vapor Pressure |
197 TORR |
| Web Link |
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0602.html |
